McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative Medicine: applying tissue engineering, stem cell therapy, medical devices and other techniques to repair damaged or diseased tissues and organs. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Health System have established the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine which serves as a single base of operations for the university's leading scientists and clinical faculty working to develop regenerative medicine therapies. The McGowan Institute enables cuttingedge basic and clinical research to be performed across disciplines allowing rapid development of therapies and swift evaluation in a clinical setting.